White Mountains Range Traverse (CA, NV)

Submitted by pbakwin on Fri, 09/27/2019 - 05:29pm
Description

One end at the metal gate S of Barcroft station and the other end at the fire ring/parking spot at the Trail Canyon/Queen Canyon Saddle. From S to N: Up the road to White Mountain Peak, then cross country north of there. Through the cross-country leg, stay on the crest-top plateau and ridgeline to Montgomery and finally over Boundary Peak to its informal trail down to the Queen Canyon access.  ~30 miles.  Very long drive for the shuttle.

Pomperaug Trail (CT)

Submitted by pbakwin on Fri, 09/27/2019 - 01:38pm
Description

The Pomperaug Trail connects Kettletown State Park in Southbury with the Jackson Cove Recreation Area in Oxford. The Oxford Land Trust also hosts a section of the trail. Meandering through wetlands and woods and passing several charcoal hearth sites, the Pomperaug Trail ascends high, rocky ridges over Lake Zoar providing wonderful views. Rocks in some spots are studded with industrial grade garnets, which were harvested in the former garnet mine below the trail.  The trail is about 4 miles each way.

Episode 53: Katie Schide & Germain Grangier - Top Ten at UTMB with an FKT in New Hampshire

Katie is from Maine; Germain from France - they both were Top Ten at UTMB, then went to New Hampshire for their passion project, the Hut to Hut Traverse - how does that all work?

They ran the whole Traverse together, with Katie 2 hours ahead of the previous Female FKT.

"I was on 'Croo' for 4 summers, and told Grangier how at the end of every summer we saw how fast we could go between the 8 Huts." - Katie

Cutler Coast Loop (ME)

Submitted by pbakwin on Thu, 09/26/2019 - 03:58pm
Description

A 10 mile lollipop loop in the Cutler Coast Public Lands that skirts the rocky beaches and coastal cliffs of the Bold Coast for 3.8 miles.  Uses the Coastal Trail and Inland Trail.